Party Planning
Ever wonder how much pasta to cook for 100 people? Well, we cooked 12 pounds of pasta for my friends’ couple shower on Saturday! It was a mafia/mobster themed party so we emphasized Italian food. Along with the marinara sauce, meatballs, and pasta, we served salad with romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, artichokes hearts, and Italian dressing on the side.
And of course there was vino!!! We went through three cases of wine…
Plus, we had a ton of finger foods… 300 sandwiches, 2 veggie trays, 1 fruit tray, cheese & crackers, olives, dessert pastries, etc…
We set tea lights, roses, and pictures of the happy couple everywhere for ambiance…
Two days before the party, the cake baker called and said she was unable to make the cake due to a family emergency. So we actually made the cake! Rolling out fondant icing is extremely difficult!!! Seriously, what an arm workout! There were several other layers of cake that we sliced before the party to make it quick and easy to pass around.
Keeping with the mafia/mobster theme, we set out casino cards, poker chips, etc while Frank Sinatra on Pandora played in the background…
Here is a pic of the happy couple Chris and Claudia (in costume of course!)…
I also dressed up as a flapper while Cory dressed like a 1920’s mobster in a pin stripped suit.
After hours and hours days and days of party planning, manual labor, and cooking, the party turned out fabulous! We received tons of compliments on the food and the decor. My friends actually think I should consider changing my career to a party planner because I was so organized. I had tons of “to do” list and I even had a time line the day of the party… for example, the second batch of marinara sauce began cooking at 3:30 pm! My type A personality definitely kept things on track and within the party budget. We stretched every last penny!
As far as the food, we had something for everyone including vegetarians!
When is the last time you hosted a party? What type of food did you serve?
Have a wonderful day and thanks for reading 
Kasey
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March 1st, 2010 at 8:58 pm
WOW that is a LOT OF PASTA girl!!
you look BEAUTIFUL in that pic! i LOVE your long hair!
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:31 am
Sounds like a party for my family, with all that pasta and wine, thats how my mom does it for parties, we are italian so thats how we do it!!!!
U and your man look so great!! U make a wonderful couple, and so does your friend and her man!!! U girls are beauties!!!
I am so glad the party went well!! So amazing that you made the cake too, u handled the emergency situation well and busted out your cake skills!!!
Oh Dark Chocolate PB is amazing!!!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:01 am
The party was a success!! Everything was great and food was great also! The theme was really a hit. Maybe you should do party planning on the side!!!! Haha! Very proud of you!!!! My recent party planning was your shower but it was catered, but the centerpieces were a challenge for me, but everything was great!!
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:27 am
What a cute idea! I love themed parties.
I hosted a holiday cookie party back in December but it was pretty low key. It looks like a lot of hard work went into it…and it paid.
Maybe you could be RD/party planner. haha.
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:40 am
AHhhh! I just love everything about this party — how fun! I may have to borrow this idea someday…too cute!!!
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:49 pm
How fabulous! You are such an amzing friend! The party looks like it was so fun. Congrats.
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:53 pm
What a great party you threw! I may have to consult you for my friend’s baby shower in May.
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Wow! You guys did an amazing job! We haven’t had a party in quite some time as it’s a bit difficult with the toddler right now…
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:50 am
kasey, wonderful party! I love that theme, and am very impressed by the cake! You guys did a great job with that! hmm, the last time I hosted a party was back in the fall. It was our housewarming potluck. My roommate made Indian curry, and I made fried rice…haha, a mix of tastes!
March 4th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
No pictures of the cake??! I want to see your fondant creation!! Everything looks so amazing, and what a perfect theme. It looks like you put a lot of work into this party, I’m very impressed. I have never thrown a party of my own, believe it or not, but Nick and I plan on hosting many parties once we finally move into a house! Clearly I need to come to you for advice
March 5th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
The cake is in the middle of the table on the pic with all the tea light candles!